Chapter 206 Tanner West (1)
“Why don’t we ask Mr. Knight to wait a little longer? Perhaps Mrs. Knight will show up on her own.” Sam said half-jokingly.
“He’s pressing more urgently than last time. Go find her quickly. Caleb remained the most reliable, for he would never be careless with Ethan’s orders.
The previous search for Alice clearly left Sam traumatized. “Alright, I’ll go find her. I hope we can find her quickly this time. It’s already late. If it’s anything like last time, we won’t be able to sleep tonight.”
On the other hand, only Ethan and Britney were in the first-floor hall of the Knight Residence. Suddenly, Ethan started walking toward the door.
Britney quickly stood up. “Everything I do is for your good, Ethan.”
Instantly, he stopped in his tracks but didn’t turn around. Today, he found out everything his mother had done to Alice, but his upbringing prevented him from reprimanding or shouting at her. “I cannot stop you from doing whatever you want, but Alice is my wife. I chose her for myself, and I’ll only make that choice once in my lifetime. If I can’t bring her back…” He suddenly paused and narrowed his eyes. “So be it.”
“What do you mean? What do you mean by ‘so be it? So be what?” She was taken aback. In fact, she knew his son well, so she understood the meaning behind his words. However, she couldn’t believe it, or rather, she didn’t want to believe it.
“What else do you want from me, Mother?” He finally turned around and glanced at Britney.
At this moment, he referred to her as ‘Mothead of the usual ‘Mom’. Sometimes,
excessive respect lacked certain things.
She looked at him with a pitiful and aggrieved expression. “I’m your mother, and I want you to be happy. Everything I’ve done is for your good.”
Ethan remained silent and resumed walking toward the door.
“How can someone like Alice be worthy of you?” Britney couldn’t help raising her voice as he was about to leave.
At her words, he halted his steps once again, but this time he turned around. His cold eyes were fixed on his mother. “What does it matter if she’s worthy or not? Me liking her is already enough.”
“What do
Clearly, she hadn’t expected her son to protect Alice so fiercely, to the point of wanting to disown her for Alice. This was something she couldn’t tolerate at all. Why should I be treated like this?
“What do you mean?” Ethan’s heart sank, suddenly feeling a bad premonition.
“When Alice left, she said that from now on, she and all members of the Knight Family were
strangers. She told me to remember that.” She clearly still cared about the words Alice had said at that time. Although she also had the same thoughts, such words should have come from her, not from Alice. After marrying into the Knight Family for so many years, Britney developed the habit of being superior. She was used to everyone treating her with respect.
Ethan stared straight at his mother, his lips twitching slightly. However, he felt his throat dry up and he was unable to say a single word.
Alice usually appeared soft and gentle when she was in the Knight Residence, restraining all her sharp edges for the sake of Caroline. Yet, his mother had pushed Alice to the point where she spoke those words.
He knew Alice. She appeared soft and gentle, but in reality, she was more resilient than anyone else. Once she made up her mind, no one could change it. And if she had spoken those words with her own mouth, she would definitely follow through. All members of the Knight Family, which includes me. So, she was saying that from then on, she would treat me as a stranger! My mother has truly left me with no way out.
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